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Putian Communication Group (HKSE:01720) Interest Expense : HK$-20.8 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Putian Communication Group Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Putian Communication Group's interest expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$ -10.4 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$-20.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. Putian Communication Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$ 18.4 Mil. Putian Communication Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$ -10.4 Mil. Putian Communication Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Putian Communication Group Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Putian Communication Group's Interest Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Putian Communication Group Interest Expense Chart

Putian Communication Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.48 -3.08 -21.26 -21.55 -20.76

Putian Communication Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.44 -10.53 -11.02 -10.43 -10.42

Putian Communication Group Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-20.8 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Putian Communication Group  (HKSE:01720) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Putian Communication Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$-10.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$18.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$159.8 Mil.

Putian Communication Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*18.383/-10.432
=1.76

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Putian Communication Group Ltd interest coverage is 1.43, which is low.


Putian Communication Group Business Description

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No. 8899 ChangDong Avenue, Hi-tech Development Zone, Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, CHN
Putian Communication Group Ltd, along with its subsidiaries, is a communication cable manufacturer and structured cabling system product provider. The company's products include optical Fiber, Optical cable, digital communication cables, security cables, panels, jumpers, cabinet chassis, and others. The operating segments of the group are Optical fibers and Optical fiber cables, Communication copper cables, and Structured cabling system products. It generates maximum revenue from the Communication copper cables segment. The group's revenue is derived from the PRC.
Executives
Arcenciel Capital Co., Ltd 2101 Beneficial owner
Wang Qiuping 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Point Stone Capital Co., Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhao Xiaobao 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Zhong Hang Zi Ben Guo Ji Kong Gu You Xian Gong Si 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Zhong Hang Zi Ben Kong Gu Gu Fen You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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